Tory trade minister promised to ‘assist’ plans to open £600m Puy du Fou site in Oxfordshire, emails shows
A French business that is planning to build a vast £600m historical theme park in rural Oxfordshire won help for its plans from the previous government despite its founding family’s ties to the far right and past praise of Vladimir Putin.
Correspondence obtained under freedom of information (FoI) laws showed the Conservative peer Dominic Johnson, a business and trade minister in Rishi Sunak’s government, promised to “assist” Puy du Fou – one of France’s most popular theme parks – in finding a UK site.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/19/french-theme-park-company-puy-du-fou-won-uk-government-support-despite-ties-to-the-far-right
Author : Rob Davies
Publish date : 2025-10-19 08:00:00
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